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Weekend, Drum Corps Associates (DCA) Open Class corps compete to earn the title of DCA Open Class World Champion. The championships consist of 2 rounds (Prelims and Finals) held on 2 consecutive nights (the Saturday and Sunday nights of Labor Day weekend). All corps compete at Prelims, with the top 10 Open Class and top 4 Class A corps competing at Finals. The champion is determined by the overall high score in the Finals competition. There are also a number of ''caption'' awards (high brass, high percussion, high visual, etc.), though the process of determination for those awards has changed from year to year. Only eleven corps have won at least one DCA title (including 2 ties): * Reading Buccaneers – 17 titles * Hawthorne Caballeros – 10 titles * Bushwackers – 6 titles (1 tie) * Long Island Sunrisers – 6 titles (1 tie) * Empire Statesmen – 5 titles (1 tie) * Syracuse Brigadiers – 5 titles (1 tie) * Connecticut Hurricanes – 3 titles * Skyliners – 3 titles *
Minnesota Brass The Minnesota Brass Drum and Bugle Corps is an all-age drum and bugle corps based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States, that competes in Drum Corps Associates (DCA). A consistent DCA Finalist, Minnesota Brass was the 2011 DCA Open Class World Ch ...
– 1 title *Westshoremen – 1 title * Cadets2 – 1 title As of the conclusion of the 2019 competitive season, the Buccaneers, Bushwackers, Caballeros, Hurricanes, Skyliners, and Sunrisers remain in active Open Class competition. The Cadets2, Minnesota Brass, Brigadiers, Empire Statesmen, and Westshoremen are inactive.


1965

*Champion: Reading Buccaneers of
Reading, Pennsylvania Reading ( ; Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Reddin'') is a city in and the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city had a population of 95,112 as of the 2020 census and is the fourth-largest city in Pennsylvania after Philade ...
*Repertoire: **Burke's Law **From This Moment On **Portrait of My Love **Maria **This Had Better Be The Night **El Cid **After You've Gone **Beyond the Sea *Score: 84.50 *Location: Milford, Connecticut *Venue: Jonathan Law Field *Date: September 11


1966

*Champion: New York Skyliners of
New York, NY New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...
*Repertoire: **Charlie Welch (from Mr. Wonderful) **Columbia the Gem of the Ocean (from Thousands Cheer) **That Old Black Magic (from Bus Stop) **Flight of the Bumblebee **Once in Love with Amy (from Where's Charley?) **Hava Nagila **Oklahoma (from Oklahoma!) *Score: 84.53 *Location:
Bridgeport, Connecticut Bridgeport is the List of municipalities in Connecticut, most populous city and a major port in the U.S. state of Connecticut. With a population of 148,654 in 2020, it is also the List of cities by population in New England, fifth-most populous ...
*Venue: JFK Stadium *Date: September 4


1967

*Champion: Connecticut Hurricanes of Derby, Connecticut *Repertoire: **You Gotta Start Off Each Day With A Song **Just One Of Those Songs **Under the Double Eagle **National Emblem March **America I Love You **Rhapsody in Blue **Fiddler On the Roof **Return Of The Magnificent Seven *Score: 85.583 *Location:
Bridgeport, Connecticut Bridgeport is the List of municipalities in Connecticut, most populous city and a major port in the U.S. state of Connecticut. With a population of 148,654 in 2020, it is also the List of cities by population in New England, fifth-most populous ...
*Venue: JFK Stadium *Date: September 3


1968

*Champion: Reading Buccaneers of
Reading, Pennsylvania Reading ( ; Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Reddin'') is a city in and the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city had a population of 95,112 as of the 2020 census and is the fourth-largest city in Pennsylvania after Philade ...
*Repertoire: Unavailable *Score: 82.15 *Location: Rochester, New York *Venue: Aquinas Stadium *Date: September 1


1969

*Champion: Connecticut Hurricanes of Derby, Connecticut *Repertoire: **Queen of Sheba March **Hallelujah Chorus **Rhapsody in Blue **Walk on the Wild Side **Hang 'Em High **Magnificent Seven **Also Sprach Zarathustra (from 2001: A Space Odyssey) *Score: 79.745 *Location: Rochester, New York *Venue: Aquinas Stadium *Date: August 31


1970

*Champion: Hawthorne Caballeros of
Hawthorne, New Jersey Hawthorne is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 18,791Rochester, New York *Venue: Aquinas Stadium *Date: September 6


1971

*Champion: New York Skyliners of
New York, NY New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...
*Repertoire: **NY Montage **Little Old New York (from Tenderloin) **Longest Day **Alabama Jubilee **Lucretia McEvil **Comes Love **Slaughter on 10th Avenue (from On Your Toes) **Little Old New York (from Tenderloin) **East Side-West Side Fanfare *Score: 91.5 *Location: Rochester, New York *Venue: Aquinas Stadium *Date: September 5


1972

*Champion: Hawthorne Caballeros of
Hawthorne, New Jersey Hawthorne is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 18,791Jersey City, New Jersey Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark.Roosevelt Stadium *Date: September 3


1973

*Champion: Hawthorne Caballeros of
Hawthorne, New Jersey Hawthorne is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 18,791Rochester, New York *Venue: Aquinas Stadium *Date: September 2


1974

*Champion: Hawthorne Caballeros of
Hawthorne, New Jersey Hawthorne is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 18,791Rochester, New York *Venue: Aquinas Stadium *Date: September 1


1975

*Champion: New York Skyliners of
New York, NY New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...
*Repertoire: **How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Loved You **Hymn to Victory (from Victory at Sea) **West Side Story Medley **The Elks' Parade **Give My Regards to Broadway (from Yankee Doodle Dandy) **East Side-West Side Fanfare *Score: 91.28 *Location: Rochester, New York *Venue: Holleder Memorial Stadium *Date: August 31


1976

*Champion: Hawthorne Caballeros of
Hawthorne, New Jersey Hawthorne is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 18,791Rochester, New York *Venue: Holleder Memorial Stadium *Date: September 5


1977

*Champion: Long Island Sunrisers of
Long Island, New York Long Island is a densely populated island in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of New York, part of the New York metropolitan area. With over 8 million people, Long Island is the most populous island in the United States and the 18th ...
*Repertoire: **English Folk Song Suite by
Ralph Vaughan Williams Ralph Vaughan Williams, (; 12 October 1872– 26 August 1958) was an English composer. His works include operas, ballets, chamber music, secular and religious vocal pieces and orchestral compositions including nine symphonies, written over ...
**Spain **Ol' Man River (from Show Boat) by Jerome Kern **Eli's Coming by Hoyt Axton **Dance Of The Wind-Up Toys (drum solo) by Chuck Mangione **Evergreen (from A Star is Born) by Paul Williams *Score: 94.15 *Location:
Allentown, Pennsylvania Allentown (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Allenschteddel'', ''Allenschtadt'', or ''Ellsdaun'') is a city in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The city has a population of 125,845 as of the 2020 United ...
*Venue:
J. Birney Crum Stadium J. Birney Crum Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It is the largest high school stadium in Pennsylvania and the 14th largest in the nation with a capacity of 15,000. The stadium serves as the home football field for eac ...
*Date: September 3


1978

*Champion: Long Island Sunrisers of Rockland County, New York *Repertoire: **English Folk Song Suite by
Ralph Vaughan Williams Ralph Vaughan Williams, (; 12 October 1872– 26 August 1958) was an English composer. His works include operas, ballets, chamber music, secular and religious vocal pieces and orchestral compositions including nine symphonies, written over ...
**Malaga by
Bill Holman (musician) Willis Leonard Holman (born May 21, 1927), known professionally as Bill Holman, is an American composer, arranger, conductor, saxophonist, and songwriter working in jazz and traditional pop. His career is over seven decades long, having started ...
**Farandole by Bizet, Georges **Evergreen (from A Star is Born) by Williams, Paul *Score: 90.85 *Location:
Allentown, Pennsylvania Allentown (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Allenschteddel'', ''Allenschtadt'', or ''Ellsdaun'') is a city in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The city has a population of 125,845 as of the 2020 United ...
*Venue:
J. Birney Crum Stadium J. Birney Crum Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It is the largest high school stadium in Pennsylvania and the 14th largest in the nation with a capacity of 15,000. The stadium serves as the home football field for eac ...
*Date: September 3


1979

*Champion: Reading Buccaneers of
Reading, Pennsylvania Reading ( ; Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Reddin'') is a city in and the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city had a population of 95,112 as of the 2020 census and is the fourth-largest city in Pennsylvania after Philade ...
*Repertoire: **
Russian Sailor's Dance Yablochko (russian: Яблочко, in english "little apple" ) is a of chastushka style and dance, traditionally presented as sailors' dance. The choreographed version of the dance first appeared in the 1926 Reinhold Glière ballet ''The Red P ...
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The Red Poppy ''The Red Poppy'' (russian: Красный мак, Krasniy mak) or sometimes ''The Red Flower'' (russian: Красный цветок, Krasniy tsvetok) is a ballet in three acts and eight tableaux with an apotheosis, with a score written by Re ...
'') by Gliere, Reinhold **Fantasy by Earth, Wind and Fire **El Gato Triste by Mangione, Chuck **Feels So Good by Mangione, Chuck **Sylvia by Dilibes *Score: 90.5 *Location: Hershey, Pennsylvania *Venue: Hershey Park Stadium *Date: September 2


1980

*Champion: Reading Buccaneers of
Reading, Pennsylvania Reading ( ; Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Reddin'') is a city in and the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city had a population of 95,112 as of the 2020 census and is the fourth-largest city in Pennsylvania after Philade ...
*Repertoire: **The Sea Hawk by Korngold, Erik Wolfgang **Russian Sailor's Dance (from The Red Poppy) by Gliere, Reinhold **Spanish Dreams by Severinsen, Doc **Sambandrea Swing by Menza, Don **One Voice by Manilow, Barry **Sylvia by Dilibes *Score: 91.3 *Location: Hershey, Pennsylvania *Venue: Hershey Park Stadium *Date: August 31


1981

*Champion: Connecticut Hurricanes of Derby, Connecticut *Repertoire: **Queen of Sheba March by Respighi, Ottorino **Swing, Swing, Swing (from 1941) by Williams, John **Salute to Freedom by Statham, Frank **Devil Went Down to Georgia by Daniels, Charlie **It's My Turn by Sondheim, Stephen **Magnificent Seven by Bernstein, Elmer *Score: 89.65 *Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania *Venue: Franklin Field *Date: September 6


1982

*Champion: Long Island Sunrisers of Rockland County, New York *Repertoire: **God Save the Queen by Ives, Charles **English Suite for Military Band by Vaughan Williams, Ralph **Barnum's Revenge by Coleman, Cy **Tiger of San Pedro by La Barbera, John **Legend of the One-Eyed Sailor by Mangione, Chuck **Send in the Clowns (from A Little Night Music) by Sondheim, Stephen **Come Follow the Band (from Barnum) by Coleman, Cy *Score: 89.85 *Location:
Allentown, Pennsylvania Allentown (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Allenschteddel'', ''Allenschtadt'', or ''Ellsdaun'') is a city in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The city has a population of 125,845 as of the 2020 United ...
*Venue:
J. Birney Crum Stadium J. Birney Crum Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It is the largest high school stadium in Pennsylvania and the 14th largest in the nation with a capacity of 15,000. The stadium serves as the home football field for eac ...
*Date: September 5


1983

*Champion: Long Island Sunrisers of Rockland County, New York *Repertoire: **Russian Meadowlands by Knipper, Lev **Alexander's Ragtime Band by Berlin, Irving **Legend of the One-Eyed Sailor by Mangione, Chuck **Peasant Dance by Hirschberg, David **Send in the Clowns (from A Little Night Music) by Sondheim, Stephen **Come Follow the Band (from Barnum) by Coleman, Cy *Score: 91.45 *Location:
Allentown, Pennsylvania Allentown (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Allenschteddel'', ''Allenschtadt'', or ''Ellsdaun'') is a city in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The city has a population of 125,845 as of the 2020 United ...
*Venue:
J. Birney Crum Stadium J. Birney Crum Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It is the largest high school stadium in Pennsylvania and the 14th largest in the nation with a capacity of 15,000. The stadium serves as the home football field for eac ...
*Date: September 4


1984

*Champion: Hawthorne Caballeros of
Hawthorne, New Jersey Hawthorne is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 18,791Allentown, Pennsylvania Allentown (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Allenschteddel'', ''Allenschtadt'', or ''Ellsdaun'') is a city in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The city has a population of 125,845 as of the 2020 United ...
*Venue:
J. Birney Crum Stadium J. Birney Crum Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It is the largest high school stadium in Pennsylvania and the 14th largest in the nation with a capacity of 15,000. The stadium serves as the home football field for eac ...
*Date: September 3


1985

*Champion: Hawthorne Caballeros of
Hawthorne, New Jersey Hawthorne is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 18,791Allentown, Pennsylvania Allentown (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Allenschteddel'', ''Allenschtadt'', or ''Ellsdaun'') is a city in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The city has a population of 125,845 as of the 2020 United ...
*Venue:
J. Birney Crum Stadium J. Birney Crum Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It is the largest high school stadium in Pennsylvania and the 14th largest in the nation with a capacity of 15,000. The stadium serves as the home football field for eac ...
*Date: September 1


1986

*Champion: Bushwackers of Harrison, New Jersey *Repertoire: **Santos by Bellson, Louis **Quensabe Los Suertas de Los Tontos (from Cuban Fire Suite) by Richards, Johnny **La Suerte de Los Tontos (from Cuban Fire Suite) by Richards, Johnny **Egyptian Danza by Di Meola, Al **Ayres Eyes *Score: 92.45 *Location:
Allentown, Pennsylvania Allentown (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Allenschteddel'', ''Allenschtadt'', or ''Ellsdaun'') is a city in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The city has a population of 125,845 as of the 2020 United ...
*Venue:
J. Birney Crum Stadium J. Birney Crum Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It is the largest high school stadium in Pennsylvania and the 14th largest in the nation with a capacity of 15,000. The stadium serves as the home football field for eac ...
*Date: August 31


1987

This championships were noted by rain so severe during Prelims that Final were cancelled (due to extensive damage to the grass field) and the standing Prelims stood as the Finals results *Champion: Long Island Sunrisers of Rockland County, New York *Repertoire: **Adventures on Earth (from E.T.) by Williams, John **Jupiter (from The Planets) by Holst, Gustav *Score: 94.84 *Location:
Allentown, Pennsylvania Allentown (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Allenschteddel'', ''Allenschtadt'', or ''Ellsdaun'') is a city in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The city has a population of 125,845 as of the 2020 United ...
*Venue:
J. Birney Crum Stadium J. Birney Crum Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It is the largest high school stadium in Pennsylvania and the 14th largest in the nation with a capacity of 15,000. The stadium serves as the home football field for eac ...
*Date: September 6


1988

*Champion: Bushwackers of Harrison, New Jersey / Long Island Sunrisers of Rockland County, New York *Bushwackers Repertoire: **Pellet Suite by McDougal, Ian **Inner Crisis by Willis, Larry **Mira, Mira by Ferguson, Maynard **Out of Africa (from Congo) by Bergman, Marilyn *Sunrisers Repertoire: **Savannah River Holiday by Nelson, Ron **Concerto in F by Gershwin, George **An American in Paris by Gershwin, George *Score: 96.36 *Location: Hershey, Pennsylvania *Venue: Unavailable *Date: September 5


1989

*Champion: Bushwackers of Harrison, New Jersey *Repertoire: **Time Check by Menza, Donald **In Her Family by Metheny, Pat **No Pasaran by Schanzer, Jeffrey **Mira, Mira by Ferguson, Maynard *Score: 95.1 *Location:
Allentown, Pennsylvania Allentown (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Allenschteddel'', ''Allenschtadt'', or ''Ellsdaun'') is a city in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The city has a population of 125,845 as of the 2020 United ...
*Venue:
J. Birney Crum Stadium J. Birney Crum Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It is the largest high school stadium in Pennsylvania and the 14th largest in the nation with a capacity of 15,000. The stadium serves as the home football field for eac ...
*Date: September 3 There was actually a tie with the Sunrisers both had a score of 95.00 and Bush was given an extra .1 due to caption placements.


1990

*Champion: Bushwackers of Harrison, New Jersey *Repertoire: **Prototype by Stephen Melilo *Score: 96.9 *Location:
Allentown, Pennsylvania Allentown (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Allenschteddel'', ''Allenschtadt'', or ''Ellsdaun'') is a city in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The city has a population of 125,845 as of the 2020 United ...
*Venue:
J. Birney Crum Stadium J. Birney Crum Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It is the largest high school stadium in Pennsylvania and the 14th largest in the nation with a capacity of 15,000. The stadium serves as the home football field for eac ...
*Date: September 2


1991

*Champion: Empire Statesmen of Rochester, New York *Repertoire: **Begin the Beguine (from Night and Day) by Porter, Cole **Sophisticated Lady by Ellington, Duke **American Patrol by Miller, Glenn **Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree by Miller, Glenn **In the Mood by Miller, Glenn **America the Beautiful by Ward, Samuel A. **Battle Hymn of the Republic by Steffe, William *Score: 96.7 *Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania *Venue:
Lackawanna County Stadium PNC Field is a 10,000-seat minor league baseball stadium that is located in Moosic, Pennsylvania in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area that was built in 1989 and rebuilt in 2013. The stadium is home to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailR ...
*Date: September 1


1992

*Champion: Bushwackers of Harrison, New Jersey *Repertoire: **The Ballad of Sweeney Todd) by Sondheim, Stephen **My Friends (from Sweeney Todd) by Sondheim, Stephen **Worst Pies in London (from Sweeney Todd) by Sondheim, Stephen **History of the World **Epiphany (from Sweeney Todd) by Sondheim, Stephen **Nothin's Gonna Harm You (from Sweeney Todd) by Sondheim, Stephen *Score: 96.7 *Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania *Venue:
Lackawanna County Stadium PNC Field is a 10,000-seat minor league baseball stadium that is located in Moosic, Pennsylvania in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area that was built in 1989 and rebuilt in 2013. The stadium is home to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailR ...
*Date: September 6


1993

*Champion: Bushwackers of Harrison, New Jersey *Repertoire: **''Sunday in the Park with George'' ***Putting It Together (from Sunday in the Park with George) by Sondheim, Stephen ***Color and Light (from Sunday in the Park with George) by Sondheim, Stephen ***Sunday in the Park (from Sunday in the Park with George) by Sondheim, Stephen ***Sunday by Sondheim, Stephen *Score: 96.6 *Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania *Venue:
Lackawanna County Stadium PNC Field is a 10,000-seat minor league baseball stadium that is located in Moosic, Pennsylvania in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area that was built in 1989 and rebuilt in 2013. The stadium is home to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailR ...
*Date: September 6


1994

*Champion: Empire Statesmen of Rochester, New York *Repertoire: **''The Music of Frank Sinatra'' ***Ol' Man River (from Show Boat) by Kern, Jerome ***I've Got the World on a String (from I'll Get By) by Arlen, Harold ***April in Paris (from The Helen Morgan Story) by Duke, Vernon ***My Way by Anka, Paul *Score: 96.0 *Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania *Venue:
Lackawanna County Stadium PNC Field is a 10,000-seat minor league baseball stadium that is located in Moosic, Pennsylvania in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area that was built in 1989 and rebuilt in 2013. The stadium is home to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailR ...
*Date: September 3


1995

*Champion: Hawthorne Caballeros of
Hawthorne, New Jersey Hawthorne is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 18,791Scranton, Pennsylvania *Venue:
Lackawanna County Stadium PNC Field is a 10,000-seat minor league baseball stadium that is located in Moosic, Pennsylvania in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area that was built in 1989 and rebuilt in 2013. The stadium is home to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailR ...
*Date: September 3


1996

*Champion: Westshoremen of
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Harrisburg is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 50,135 as of the 2021 census, Harrisburg is the 9th largest city and 15th largest municipality in Pe ...
*Repertoire: **''Suite for Westshore'' ***Granada Smoothie ***All the Things You Are ***Explosion! ***Marching Season ***Carnival (from La Fiesta Mexicana) ***Suite for Jazz Orchestra ***Blues in the Night *Score: 96.9 *Location: Rochester, New York *Venue: Frontier Field *Date: September 1


1997

*Champion: Empire Statesmen of Rochester, New York / Syracuse Brigadiers of
Syracuse, New York Syracuse ( ) is a City (New York), city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, Onondaga County, New York, United States. It is the fifth-most populous city in the state of New York following New York City, Buffalo, New York, Buffa ...
*Empire Repertoire: **''Miss Saigon'' ***Overture ***Heat is On in Saigon ***Sun and Moon ***Dragon ***Fall of Saigon *Brigadiers Repertoire: **''Night and Day: A Tribute to Cole Porter'' ***In the Still of the Night (from Night and Day) ***Love for Sale (from Night and Day) ***Night and Day ***It's Alright With Me (from Can-Can) *Score: 96.3 *Location:
Allentown, Pennsylvania Allentown (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Allenschteddel'', ''Allenschtadt'', or ''Ellsdaun'') is a city in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The city has a population of 125,845 as of the 2020 United ...
*Venue:
J. Birney Crum Stadium J. Birney Crum Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It is the largest high school stadium in Pennsylvania and the 14th largest in the nation with a capacity of 15,000. The stadium serves as the home football field for eac ...
*Date: August 31


1998

*Champion: Empire Statesmen of Rochester, New York *Repertoire: **''West Side Story'' ***Fanfare ***The Jets ***Maria ***America ***Cool ***The Rumble ***Somewhere *Score: 97.9 *Location:
Allentown, Pennsylvania Allentown (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Allenschteddel'', ''Allenschtadt'', or ''Ellsdaun'') is a city in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The city has a population of 125,845 as of the 2020 United ...
*Venue:
J. Birney Crum Stadium J. Birney Crum Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It is the largest high school stadium in Pennsylvania and the 14th largest in the nation with a capacity of 15,000. The stadium serves as the home football field for eac ...
*Date: September 6


1999

*Champion: Syracuse Brigadiers of
Syracuse, New York Syracuse ( ) is a City (New York), city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, Onondaga County, New York, United States. It is the fifth-most populous city in the state of New York following New York City, Buffalo, New York, Buffa ...
*Repertoire: **''On the Town with Buddy and Mel'' ***Channel One Suite by Reddie, Bill ***Harlem Nocturne by Hagen, Earl ***Mercy Mercy Mercy by Ochs, Michael *Score: 97.5 *Location:
Allentown, Pennsylvania Allentown (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Allenschteddel'', ''Allenschtadt'', or ''Ellsdaun'') is a city in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The city has a population of 125,845 as of the 2020 United ...
*Venue:
J. Birney Crum Stadium J. Birney Crum Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It is the largest high school stadium in Pennsylvania and the 14th largest in the nation with a capacity of 15,000. The stadium serves as the home football field for eac ...
*Date: September 5


2000

*Champion: Syracuse Brigadiers of
Syracuse, New York Syracuse ( ) is a City (New York), city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, Onondaga County, New York, United States. It is the fifth-most populous city in the state of New York following New York City, Buffalo, New York, Buffa ...
*Repertoire: **''City Rhythms'' ***Slaughter on 10th Avenue (from On Your Toes) by Rodgers, Richard ***Ballet in Brass by Brown, Les; Schoen, Victor ***Artistry in Rhythm by Kenton, Stan ***Harlem Nocturne by Hagen, Earle *Score: 98.0 *Location:
Syracuse, New York Syracuse ( ) is a City (New York), city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, Onondaga County, New York, United States. It is the fifth-most populous city in the state of New York following New York City, Buffalo, New York, Buffa ...
*Venue: P & C Stadium *Date: September 3


2001

*Champion: Syracuse Brigadiers of
Syracuse, New York Syracuse ( ) is a City (New York), city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, Onondaga County, New York, United States. It is the fifth-most populous city in the state of New York following New York City, Buffalo, New York, Buffa ...
*Repertoire: **''Jazz Street, After Hours'' ***Seven Year Itch by Newman, Alfred ***Come Back to Me (from On A Clear Day You Can See Forever) by Lane, Burton ***God Bless the Child by Herzog, Jr., Arthur; Holiday, Billy ***Mac Arthur Park by Webb, Jimmy *Score: 97.95 *Location:
Syracuse, New York Syracuse ( ) is a City (New York), city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, Onondaga County, New York, United States. It is the fifth-most populous city in the state of New York following New York City, Buffalo, New York, Buffa ...
*Venue: P & C Stadium *Date: September 2


2002

*Champion: Syracuse Brigadiers of
Syracuse, New York Syracuse ( ) is a City (New York), city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, Onondaga County, New York, United States. It is the fifth-most populous city in the state of New York following New York City, Buffalo, New York, Buffa ...
*Repertoire: **''Picasso Sketchbook'' ***Spanish Fantasy by Corea, Chick ***Day Danse by Corea, Chick ***Guaganco by Sandoval, Arturo ***All Or Nothing At All by Porter, Cole *Score: 98.6 *Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania *Venue:
Lackawanna County Stadium PNC Field is a 10,000-seat minor league baseball stadium that is located in Moosic, Pennsylvania in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area that was built in 1989 and rebuilt in 2013. The stadium is home to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailR ...
*Date: September 1


2003

*Champion: Hawthorne Caballeros of
Hawthorne, New Jersey Hawthorne is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 18,791Scranton, Pennsylvania *Venue:
Lackawanna County Stadium PNC Field is a 10,000-seat minor league baseball stadium that is located in Moosic, Pennsylvania in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area that was built in 1989 and rebuilt in 2013. The stadium is home to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailR ...
*Date: August 31


2004

*Champion: Empire Statesmen of Rochester, New York *Repertoire: **''Go Hollywood!'' ***Prologue and Theme (from City of Angels) by Coleman, Cy ***With Every Breath I Take (from City of Angels) ***Funny (from City of Angels) *Score: 96.513 *Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania *Venue:
Lackawanna County Stadium PNC Field is a 10,000-seat minor league baseball stadium that is located in Moosic, Pennsylvania in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area that was built in 1989 and rebuilt in 2013. The stadium is home to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailR ...
*Date: September 5


2005

*Champion: Reading Buccaneers of
Reading, Pennsylvania Reading ( ; Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Reddin'') is a city in and the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city had a population of 95,112 as of the 2020 census and is the fourth-largest city in Pennsylvania after Philade ...
*Repertoire: **''Variations in "B"'' – Music by Barber, Bartók, Bizet, and Britten ***Farandole ***Adagio for Strings ***String Quartet #5 – Movement 4 ***A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra *Score: 98.45 *Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania *Venue:
Lackawanna County Stadium PNC Field is a 10,000-seat minor league baseball stadium that is located in Moosic, Pennsylvania in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area that was built in 1989 and rebuilt in 2013. The stadium is home to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailR ...
*Date: September 4


2006

*Champion: Reading Buccaneers of
Reading, Pennsylvania Reading ( ; Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Reddin'') is a city in and the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city had a population of 95,112 as of the 2020 census and is the fourth-largest city in Pennsylvania after Philade ...
*Repertoire: **''Exotic Impressions'' ***Bolero ***Capriccio Espagnol ***Claire de Lune ***Scheherazade *Score: 97.238 *Location: Rochester, New York *Venue:
PAETEC Park Rochester Community Sports Complex Stadium, also called the "downtown soccer stadium", is a soccer-specific stadium in Rochester, New York within the Rochester Community Sports Complex. It is home to the Flower City Union of the National Inde ...
*Date: September 3


2007

*Champion: Reading Buccaneers of
Reading, Pennsylvania Reading ( ; Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Reddin'') is a city in and the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city had a population of 95,112 as of the 2020 census and is the fourth-largest city in Pennsylvania after Philade ...
*Repertoire: **''Blue Era'' ***New Era Dance ***The Promise of Living ***Malambo ***Rhapsody in Blue *Score: 98.313 *Location: Rochester, New York *Venue:
PAETEC Park Rochester Community Sports Complex Stadium, also called the "downtown soccer stadium", is a soccer-specific stadium in Rochester, New York within the Rochester Community Sports Complex. It is home to the Flower City Union of the National Inde ...
*Date: September 2


2008

*Champion: Reading Buccaneers of
Reading, Pennsylvania Reading ( ; Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Reddin'') is a city in and the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city had a population of 95,112 as of the 2020 census and is the fourth-largest city in Pennsylvania after Philade ...
*Repertoire: **''The Pursuit of Joy'' ***Canon in D ***Abram's Pursuit ***Nessun Dorma ***Ode to Joy *Score: 97.913 *Location: Rochester, New York *Venue:
PAETEC Park Rochester Community Sports Complex Stadium, also called the "downtown soccer stadium", is a soccer-specific stadium in Rochester, New York within the Rochester Community Sports Complex. It is home to the Flower City Union of the National Inde ...
*Date: August 31


2009

*Champion: Reading Buccaneers of
Reading, Pennsylvania Reading ( ; Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Reddin'') is a city in and the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city had a population of 95,112 as of the 2020 census and is the fourth-largest city in Pennsylvania after Philade ...
*Repertoire: **''Demons & Angels'' ***Dies Irae ***A Simple Song ***Ritual Fire Dance ***Symphonia Resurrectus *Score: 99.025 *Location: Rochester, New York *Venue:
PAETEC Park Rochester Community Sports Complex Stadium, also called the "downtown soccer stadium", is a soccer-specific stadium in Rochester, New York within the Rochester Community Sports Complex. It is home to the Flower City Union of the National Inde ...
*Date: September 6


2010

*Champion: Reading Buccaneers of
Reading, Pennsylvania Reading ( ; Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Reddin'') is a city in and the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city had a population of 95,112 as of the 2020 census and is the fourth-largest city in Pennsylvania after Philade ...
*Repertoire: **''Rome MMX'' ***Pines of the Appian Way (fourth Movement from Pines of Rome) ***Games at the Circus Maximus (Movement I from Roman Festivals) ***Adagio from Spartacus ***The Epiphany (Movement IV from Roman Festivals) *Score: 98.263 *Location: Rochester, New York *Venue:
PAETEC Park Rochester Community Sports Complex Stadium, also called the "downtown soccer stadium", is a soccer-specific stadium in Rochester, New York within the Rochester Community Sports Complex. It is home to the Flower City Union of the National Inde ...
*Date: September 6


2011

*Champion:
Minnesota Brass The Minnesota Brass Drum and Bugle Corps is an all-age drum and bugle corps based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States, that competes in Drum Corps Associates (DCA). A consistent DCA Finalist, Minnesota Brass was the 2011 DCA Open Class World Ch ...
of
St. Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul (abbreviated St. Paul) is the capital of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County. Situated on high bluffs overlooking a bend in the Mississippi River, Saint Paul is a regional business hub and the center o ...
*Repertoire: **''Valhalla'' *** Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin ***Children's Hour of Dream by
Charles Mingus Charles Mingus Jr. (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979) was an American jazz upright bassist, pianist, composer, bandleader, and author. A major proponent of collective improvisation, he is considered to be one of the greatest jazz musicians and ...
*** Imagine by John Lennon *** Ride of the Valkyries by
Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most op ...
*Score: 98.35 *Location: Rochester, New York *Venue: Sahlen's Stadium *Date: September 4


2012

*Champion: Reading Buccaneers of
Reading, Pennsylvania Reading ( ; Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Reddin'') is a city in and the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city had a population of 95,112 as of the 2020 census and is the fourth-largest city in Pennsylvania after Philade ...
*Repertoire: **''The Black Symphony'' ***Warm Colors by Mark Lortz *** The Four Sections for Orchestra, Mvt. IV by
Steve Reich Stephen Michael Reich ( ; born October 3, 1936) is an American composer known for his contribution to the development of minimal music in the mid to late 1960s. Reich's work is marked by its use of repetitive figures, slow harmonic rhythm, a ...
*** New World (from Dancer in the Dark) by
Björk Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( , ; born 21 November 1965), known mononymously as Björk, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress. Noted for her distinct three-octave vocal range and eccentric persona, she has de ...
***
1812 Overture ''The Year 1812, Solemn Overture'', Op. 49, popularly known as the ''1812 Overture'', is a concert overture in E major written in 1880 by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to commemorate the successful Russian defense against Napoleon ...
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky *Score: 99.03 *Location:
Annapolis, Maryland Annapolis ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Maryland and the county seat of, and only incorporated city in, Anne Arundel County. Situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east o ...
*Venue: Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium *Date: September 2


2013

*Champion: Reading Buccaneers of
Reading, Pennsylvania Reading ( ; Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Reddin'') is a city in and the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city had a population of 95,112 as of the 2020 census and is the fourth-largest city in Pennsylvania after Philade ...
*Repertoire: **''Higher, Faster, Stronger'' *** Symphony No. 11, Mvt IV by
Dmitri Shostakovich Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich, , group=n (9 August 1975) was a Soviet-era Russian composer and pianist who became internationally known after the premiere of his Symphony No. 1 (Shostakovich), First Symphony in 1926 and was regarded throug ...
***Original Composition by Mark Lortz *** Chevaliers de Sangreal (from the film ''The Da Vinci Code'') by Hans Zimmer *** Danse Bacchanale (from the opera ''Samson and Delilah'') by
Camille Saint-Saëns Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (; 9 October 183516 December 1921) was a French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic music, Romantic era. His best-known works include Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (1863), the Piano C ...
*Score: 98.43 *Location:
Annapolis, Maryland Annapolis ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Maryland and the county seat of, and only incorporated city in, Anne Arundel County. Situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east o ...
*Venue: Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium *Date: September 1


2014

*Champion: Reading Buccaneers of
Reading, Pennsylvania Reading ( ; Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Reddin'') is a city in and the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city had a population of 95,112 as of the 2020 census and is the fourth-largest city in Pennsylvania after Philade ...
*Repertoire: **''Break On Through'' *** Break On Through (To the Other Side) by The Doors *** Fourth Ballet Suite by
Dmitri Shostakovich Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich, , group=n (9 August 1975) was a Soviet-era Russian composer and pianist who became internationally known after the premiere of his Symphony No. 1 (Shostakovich), First Symphony in 1926 and was regarded throug ...
***Orawa for String Orchestra by Wojciech Kilar *** Heat of the Day by Pat Metheny ***Original Composition by Mark Lortz, Johnny Trujillo, and Greg Tsalikis *Score: 97.55 *Location: Rochester, New York *Venue: Sahlen's Stadium *Date: August 31


2015

*Champion: Reading Buccaneers of
Reading, Pennsylvania Reading ( ; Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Reddin'') is a city in and the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city had a population of 95,112 as of the 2020 census and is the fourth-largest city in Pennsylvania after Philade ...
*Repertoire: **''Twist It'' ***
Pagliacci ''Pagliacci'' (; literal translation, "Clowns") is an Italian opera in a prologue and two acts, with music and libretto by Ruggero Leoncavallo. The opera tells the tale of Canio, actor and leader of a commedia dell'arte theatrical company, who m ...
by Ruggero Leoncavallo ***
Palladio Andrea Palladio ( ; ; 30 November 1508 – 19 August 1580) was an Italian Renaissance architect active in the Venetian Republic. Palladio, influenced by Roman and Greek architecture, primarily Vitruvius, is widely considered to be one of th ...
by Karl Jenkins *** Moonlight Sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven *** Going the Distance (from Rocky) by Bill Conti *** William Tell Overture by Gioachino Rossini *Score: 97.58 *Location: Rochester, New York *Venue: Sahlen's Stadium *Date: Sep 7


2016

*Champion: Cadets2 of
Allentown, Pennsylvania Allentown (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Allenschteddel'', ''Allenschtadt'', or ''Ellsdaun'') is a city in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The city has a population of 125,845 as of the 2020 United ...
*Repertoire: **''Full Circle'' ***The Heat of the Day by Pat Matheny ***First Circle by Pat Matheny ***Third Wind by Pat Matheny ***Both Sides Now by Joni Mitchell *Score: 97.95 *Location: Rochester, NY *Venue: Capelli Sport Stadium *Date: Sep 4


2017

*Champion: Reading Buccaneers of
Reading, Pennsylvania Reading ( ; Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Reddin'') is a city in and the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city had a population of 95,112 as of the 2020 census and is the fourth-largest city in Pennsylvania after Philade ...
*Repertoire: **''Behind the Suit'' *Score: 98.93 *Location: Rochester, NY *Venue: Capelli Sport Stadium *Date: Sep 3


2018

*Champion: Reading Buccaneers of
Reading, Pennsylvania Reading ( ; Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Reddin'') is a city in and the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city had a population of 95,112 as of the 2020 census and is the fourth-largest city in Pennsylvania after Philade ...
*Repertoire: **''Here to There'' *Score: 98.00 *Location:
Williamsport, PA Williamsport is a city in, and the county seat of, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. It recorded a population of 27,754 at the 2020 Census. It is the principal city of the Williamsport Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a pop ...
*Venue: STA Stadium *Date: Sep 2


2019

*Champion: Reading Buccaneers of
Reading, Pennsylvania Reading ( ; Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Reddin'') is a city in and the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city had a population of 95,112 as of the 2020 census and is the fourth-largest city in Pennsylvania after Philade ...
*Repertoire: **''Dans Ma Chambre'' ***"Benedictus" by Karl Jenkins ***"Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture" by Mikhail Glinka ***"Flashdance What a Feeling" by Irene Crane ***"Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen *Score: 98.225 *Location:
Williamsport, PA Williamsport is a city in, and the county seat of, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. It recorded a population of 27,754 at the 2020 Census. It is the principal city of the Williamsport Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a pop ...
*Venue: STA Stadium *Date: Aug 31 (Prelims & Finals)


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